Islamic State (IS) militants cannot be defeated by military action alone, according to a leading expert.
Mokhtar Lamani, who is former UN political representative in Syria and former Arab League representative in Iraq, said the te

National Bank of Abu Dhabi’s (NBAD) said two of its units have received top ISO certifications.
The cash management services and reconciliation services departments were awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification in ‘Quality

Yemen's president has ordered the reinstatement of hundreds of senior army and intelligence officers sacked after a 1994 civil war, to hasten reconciliation talks aimed at ending years of political turmoil in the US-allied country.

Bahrain should be left to sort out its own affairs as it tries to recover from last year's unrest, said an international expert on social reconciliation.
It could learn from experiences of other countries, including Northern Ireland wh

His Majesty King Hamad last night (February 13) called for cohesion and reconciliation between all sections of Bahraini community, while vowing to continue the reforms, development and modernisation drive.
'There is no doubt that every

Bahrain could set up a human rights commission to look into violations and make compensation payouts, it emerged last night.
National Dialogue participants in the Human Rights session reached full consensus on the establishment of a Commis

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva proposed on Monday to hold an election on November 14 under a 'reconciliation' plan aimed at ending a two-month political crisis that has paralyzed Bangkok and killed 27 people.
Abhisit had pre

A conference to reconcile Iraq's warring political groups began to unravel even before it got under way on Tuesday, with the main Sunni Muslim Arab bloc pulling out and protesting it had not been properly invited.
Hundreds of politicians g